Widefield has gone 4-0 against Sand Creek recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Widefield Gladiators will look to defend their home field against the Sand Creek Scorpions at 3:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Widefield has three straight victories, Sand Creek has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Widefield's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by an 11-0 margin over Canon City. Considering the Gladiators have won five matchups by more than eight runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Olivia McEwen made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Widefield let Brooke Foster and Taylor Hall loose on the outfield. Foster went 4-for-4 with two triples, four RBI, and a run, while Hall went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. That's the most hits Foster has posted since back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Evelyn Ibarra, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Widefield was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .529. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're batting average total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Sand Creek lost 11-1 to The Classical Academy on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that the Scorpions have lost by exactly ten runs.
Jaida Moody made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Widefield has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Sand Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
Sand Creek's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Widefield hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of 0. It's a different story for Sand Creek, though, as they've only averaged 0. Will they be able to contain Widefield's hitters?
Everything went Widefield's way against Sand Creek in their previous matchup back in August of 2023 as Widefield made off with a 29-1 win. Will Widefield repeat their success, or does Sand Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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